Leveling attachment for separators.



A. ATHMAN.

LEVELING ATTACHMENT PoR SBPARATORS.

APPLICATION TILED APR.15,1914.

1 1 22,056. Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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LEVELING ATTAGHMBNT FOR SEPARATORS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 1914.

1,122,056, Patented De.22,1914.

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AUGUST ATEMAN,

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MINNESGTA.

LEELING ATTACHMENT FOR SEPARATORS.

Application filed April 15, 1914.

To all Aiii/wm it may Conce/rn.'

Be it known that l, AUGUs'r ATHMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at lelgrade, in the county of Stearns and State of lidinnesota, have invented a new and useful Leveling Attachment for Separatore; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

rflhis invention relates to the art of separators, and particularly to a new and useful improved leveling attachment therefor.

Heretofore, there has been great difficulty in leveling separators, consuming a good deal of time in adjusting the machine, and resetting the same for different grades of grain.

Therefore, the aim of this invention is to afford improved means, whereby each of the four corners of the separator may be adjusted, so as to level the machine perfectly, by the manipulation of a mere hand wheel, and without stopping the operation of the machine.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

ln the drawings Figure l is a side view of the conventional form of frame of a separator showing the leveling attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a rear view. Fig. 3 isa vertical sectional view through one of the guide members 2 showing the rack 4. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on line el fl of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the trough-shaped guide member. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the brackets l5 and 20 and the attending parts.

Referring more especially to the drawings, l designates the conventional form of separator frame having at each 'end and upon each side trough-shaped guide members 2, between the guide flanges 3 of which the rack 4 is arranged. Said racks are pro- Speccation of Letters Patent.

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vided with axles 6 having the usual supporting wheels 7. (lne edge of each troughshaped guide member is provided with an opening 9 and bearing lugs l0, in which the vertical shaft ll is mounted. rllhe lower end of each shaft l1 has a worm 13 meshing with the teeth of the rack, the worm workinOp through the opening 9. IThe shaft ll is also mounted in additional bearings llof the frame of the separator, and in bearings of the bracket l5, which is bolted or otherwise secured to the upper portion of the frame of the separator as shown at 1G. Upon the upper end of each shaft l1 is a worm wheel 17, with which the worm 18 meshes, the worm 1S being mounted upon a shaft i9 mounted in bearings of the bracket 2G, which forms a part of the bracket l5 as shown at 21, which integral part is likewise secured at 16a to the frame of t ie separator. Each shaft 2O has a hand wheel Upon each end portion and the upper longitudinal sides is the usual form of spirit level 24. By rotating the hand wheel the shaft 1l is likewise revolved, through the meshing of the worm 18 with the worm wheel 17. s the shaft ll is rotated, the rack et is raised or lowered, and by means of the spirit level, it may be ascertained whether or not the separator is positioned perfectly level, to suit the requirements.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is ln combination with an apparatus to be beveled having spirit levels thereon, a trough-shaped channel guide member secured to the frame of the apparatus adjacent each corner thereof and provided with an opening and bearing lugs adjacent thereto, a rack mounted between and guided by the flanges of the trough-shaped guide member and provided with a thimble to receive the supporting axle of the apparatus, a shaft mounted in said bearing lug and provided with a worm meshing with the teeth of said rack and operating through said opening, the upper end of said shaft having a worm wheel, a bracket mounted upon the frame of the apparatus in bearings of which the uppei' end of said shaft is mounted and 11a-me to this specification in the presence of means for operating said Worm Wheel and two subscribing Witnesses.

the shaft whereby each corner of the frame of the apmmtus may be raised and lowered AUGUST ATHMAN' ,in response to the condition of the spirit Vitliesses: levels. VAL. HAEHN,

n testimorqT whereof I have signed my R. H. GALLUP.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

